₦airaland Forum

ponziponzi:
Trump is a m.oron.
If he loses the election, this will be double wahala. He has been trying to down play the virus so that he could win the Nov. election and a lot of people died cause of that.

Belial06:
APC members are going to be happy .. same with Bokoharam and Isis members

Bunch of buffoons.. he is going to recover , they are just taking precautions. America is not Nigeria that waits for their presidents to pass out and develop demnetia before taking actions

Why did you not write all these Crap about the deaths of these people or are they less human? Only God can determine who will recover, otherwise the above people would have recovered.
The level of frustration inside some Nigerians like you, needs to be treated ASAP, before you enter Express!
Every small thing, you turn it to Gulf War! Trump does not and will never know of your Shithole existence, while you are here tearing yoruself to pieces

MrOkenwa:
Hello Sirs, happy Independence Day.
I have these enquiries regarding renting out a property through an agent/property lawyer.
1) On first rent, which other charge(s) is the landlord entitled to receive, aside from the basic rent? Agreement Fee, Refundable Security Deposit

2) On subsequent rents, what percentage would the agent deduct from the basic rent before paying the landlord? Why are you using an Agent for collecting your Money? Cant you give out your bank details and let them tranfer into your account?

3) How can the landlord curb the agents from charging potential tenants exorbitantly? Deal directly with your 'Tenants" when it comes to collecting Rent, let them pay directly into your Bank account from day-1 and make your agreements with them transparent, written, signed and have their WhatsApp profile (individually), by which you communicate important decisions to them directly

Can somebody please highlight important points that should be included in a tenancy agreement.;
A lot of things o! Its a legally binding, contractual Document
Amount, Period it covers, start and end date, usage of the property, subletting, nuisance abatement, Generator issues, who does repairs, damage to property and security deposit , overnight visitors, number of visitors and need to get permission, entry and exit times (night marauders that endager other people), number of people that can reside in the Flat, how to end 'tenancy' (Lease requires a Month Notice for a yearly Lease ), and so many other things that would make the relationship between the owner and occupier "smooth and without wahala".
My Lease aggrement is ten pages and it covers everything you can think of, up to ensuring Lights are switched on when necessary, not removing Fire Extinguishers l installed in each apartment, not throwing Sanitary pad into my WC .......

Norphiee:
Am new on this thread, am an engineer in the making, I hope to meet a fellow mate and share ideas... Thanks

We hang out a lot here!
If you want to meet fellow Engineers like me (a different field of Engineering), you will have to Hangout with us here.
Dont worry, just ask questions and contribute, learn and teach others...

Dazz'all we do in our Hang-out sessions.

You are welcome.

diordaves:
Very true. I'm with you on this.

My annoyance is the bereft of magnificent structures in Africa the colonialists could not steal. All there was in Africa were arts and crafts stored in mud houses and mud huts which were easy pickings for the British.

In times of wealth and prosperity we should build magnificent structures as legacy.

In modern times we should take example from Saddam Hussain and his palaces and now Dubai with the obsession for legacy structures. Dubai is growing into a tourist destination as a result of all the magnificent structures and legacy projects which dot the city. These structures will pay off big time after crude oil runs out.

We can and should do same in Nigeria. Not lame and poor governmental architecture we see all over Nigeria.

Now railway is being revived in Nigeria but I can't see any architectural masterpiece of a train station like Grand Central, St Pancreas International. Why can't we take Iddo Lagos Terminal to the next level. Keep the original features and redesigned the station into a world class train station?

michlins:
thanks for your advice. The pictures will start coming as soon as we start the job.

Internet made everyone look equal especially Nairaland. But we're not equals. Where you dey dream to reach na where some people take start.

Lesson learnt on my part. If I have ever come across to you as rude in this thread or elsewhere, forgive me. Na my village people dey cause am. I take all responsibility and promise to do better moving forward

No, you did not ever come as rude to me, at any point. Infact, my admiration for you, grows by the day.
I was referring to one earlier incidence wherein there was a "mis-communication" in your post and you quickly corrected it, and that is to your credit. I wont elebaorate on it because we have learned the lesson and moved on and l am happy for you.
We fight here at times, we joke a lot too but mostly, we assist each other to grow and build.
Keep it Up Sir.

EgunMogaji2:
Duly noted Sir, that I could have been more elaborate.

Now that you’re back, I think a lot of us will sit up more properly in class

michlins:
I took pictures but I'm not sure if he will be ok with me sharing. I enter house see rooms scatter

n3xt:
Benin Bronze

You are just very resourceful sha.
Thumbs up to you Sir.

mrsteel:
This is misleading!

What part of the weight of a "decking" can all those useless 9" Blocks that you can crush with bare hands carry?
Think about it for a second..... and you will realise that it is the Pilalrs and Columns that are doing the job and that is where the money needs to be spent.

diordaves:
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Apart from the Pharaohs of Egypt, African Kings and Queens and wealthy individuals failed woefully in leaving legacies (edificies) for future generations.
Take a look at Europe with all the grand palaces (Buckenham Palace, Windsor Castle) and landmarks (Eifel Tower) that are now hugely successful tourist attractions and then you will wonder what did our Kings and Queens do with the wealth of Africa. Mansa Musa of Mali was the wealthies man on earth to date but what are his legacies today? Think what if Mansa Musa had used all that gold to build (Buckenham) palaces and castles all over Mali, planned the city, build landmarks and structures just like the Pharaohs and pave the streets with gold and then the next generation took it to the nest level, Mali will be paradise today. African Kings were busy marying more wives with the wealth of Africa. One can't go wrong with properties, even white elephant properties.
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America went to Libya and looted all its Gold, under the pretext of "Human right", just as the British say they would not return the Benin Bronze because "they are helping usto keep it".

You cant have all these white, rampaging looters running riot on your territory, and still expect to have your heritages intact.

BrabusNG:
2. What will be the cost of building storage ------ ZERO or almost negligible when you consider the total area of extra space.

3 What make it different from 14 feet more money ——- A lot more - higher roof, more usable attic space, better insulation (sound/heat), better drainage...


4. Sorry it is more difficult to maintain ——- Not really! Once quality grade of material are used, all that’s required to maintain the roof is visual inspection of the roof from inside and outside done periodically. The cost of maintaining a flat roof (felt, waterproofing, drainage clearing etc) will almost double the cost of installing a pitch roof in 10 years.

abdulwastecx:
Thank you sir '.......' I always give my best in all the opportunities I get. I believe good work speaks for itself and I'm glad to see respectable members of this platform appreciate my handwork.

BrabusNG:
A lot of people want to know how much I’ve changed over the years.

Dignifying critics with a response will put me at the same level as they are and no one will get value from the empty senseless chest beating

I was never in a rush to delete any of my IDs or wipe off any of my Internet posts because they’re there as evidences.

I believe you can read and comprehend. Maybe this will help you.
https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything/467#48405748

https://www.nairaland.com/2550211/general-topic-thread-to-discuss-anything/469#48426229

[s]The same Brabus that they had to cook up a N5m allegation against wasn’t found wanting even at the law court.

So please kindly post your mugshot of my junior brothers who are police officers that you have and I’ll show you their Facebook page to know we were raised together in the same community for over 4 decades now.
Their dad is a former commissioner of police and his house is just by NNPC junction in Adebisi layout, Apata, Ibadan opposite the Beckley's house.

You might want to take the supposed mugshot there and they’ll just laugh at you that this is our own son and egbon

Even the person who took the shot Afeez had apologize and the architect Ayoola who designed the roof too. He still came to borrow my hotel design book. Maybe you can help me ask him to return it

For the records, the shot was taken when I had to invite my younger ones who are officers to deal with the omo oniles disturbing the project. The agent secretly took the shot and send to the client to let him know what I’m doing to manage the omo oniles.
The same picture is what you’re calling mugshot.
Thank God the people in the picture are my people[/s]

I thought you live abroad

Again we are guided by our moral compass.



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if you are accused AT THE MARKET SQUARE, of defecating and not wiping your
bum, HOW MANY People willyou remove your pants for, show them your cleaned bumbum, just TO PROVE that the allegation was false"?
That proverb demonstrates the futility of what you are trying to do, in this post.

mufutau55:
I be small boy... but I am with you on this.

Hajji M.

michlins:
good evening sir. My offer to do about two doors for you as sample still stands. Let me give you a sample your locality can't match at all in terms of quality, pricing and beauty too

abdulwastecx:
This one I'm seeing here is standing well!

amanikondo:
I won't blame you. You know you are new here. Just keep quiet.

bebe2:
hm, but people here will tell you foundation in lekki is billions of naira?
even a friend that built in lekki county said foundation alone was almost 10mil.
people say all sorts, which doesnt help inexperienced people like me

There are parts of Lekki that are [color=#007700]dry land, though Sandy[/color] and you will still need a raft to build a Story building
There are other parts of Lekki that are water-logged and still Sandy, your raft will cost more and it may even be a Drill
There is the third part of Lekki, the worst of them all, it is water, looged but not Sandy. IT IS A WATER-LOGGED SWAMP.
With this last one, l can ssure you that #10M for Foundation is not an exageration. I have one of it and l still dey regret how l got tricked into committing funds into it. The cost could have erected Two building in other places
... but it is a 'Sea Front', so tha compensates.

Badgers14:
Do you mind sharing the pictures of the Openable burglary?

I had an idea once, drew a sketch, sent it to a welder.. he said oga dem no dey build that kind here.. even my uncle that declared himself an engineer ( he was just supervising the work, I had a real engineer on site). Both said em em , my son.. they don't do that kind here

jiday4:
Pour sniper into the kitchen zinc and also the toilet drainage, those two places are your number 1 culprit for scorpions and millipede.
Had same issues, we did fumigate everywhere but scorpions keep coming into the house ,until we find out they are either coming through the zinc or the toilet hole

michlins:
where's this building and how rich is this Abiola guy to build such edifice

michlins:
I don't know why this burglaries having escape patches seem like a big deal to you folks. Most buildings have such. Imagine the building burning and there's no way to get to safety.

It's made with the approximate size of 2ft by 2ft and you have a lock. The escape patch is made in such a way that you don't even know it's there. It incorporates the design of the burglary

The LOCK is the BIG ISSUE.
Educate us on your own type of Lock and its advantages, we may be able to learn a thing or two from it.

Badgers14:
Excellent idea on the Openable burglar proofs.

I had a sketch once, trying to implement that in my build, the welder was like oga , them no dey build that kind here... all my efforts to talk , talk fell on deaf ears

I detest the ones that look like jail. I mean, how could you seal up a flat like that? What ifs... what if there was a fire? And so on and on...

In an effort to protect ourselves, we shouldn't make the situation worse.

I like forward thinking individuals.

Similar i don't like the fence they build up everything. It is an added security to build up the fence half way then use burglar bar of some sort to finish up the rest. So when someone is walking by they could see through the fence. Privacy concerns yes but added security yes also.

If someone is really doing anything private private, they will have to go inside their flats

BrabusNG:
There are good Nigerians doing great stuffs.

I spent my weekend working on openable burglar proofs and bi-folding nets. It was a great explore as we try to bring the outdoor inside without security compromise.

michlins:
I want to say I'm learning a whole lot from this talk about building for a family.


Here in Nnewi, you will see these billionaires having more than five structures in same compound and you can't help but wonder what will happen after few years when they are old.

The popular one that manufacture cars, if you see his compound and the number of structures in it eh. Funny thing is that he's still building more inside same compound. I don't know his plans though.

Thanks for the insights

BrabusNG:
Baba o

EgunMogaji2:
This brings an interesting question.

In the USA sometimes and depending on circumstances the city/county can give a waiver.

Do they do as such here too?

EgunMogaji2:
Na one kind micro, very micro estate i dey occupy ,myself building in a small village near Ibadan.

The old timers are coming back. Now Maverick, QC1, needs to show up.

skaramanga:
UNMASKING THIS VILLAIN CALLED FFK. Elombah News.

[s]A Masquerade must never dance naked or he will no longer be feared. That is an adage Femi fani kayode failed to learn.

For many years FFK has been a thorn in the sides of many prominent people, especially those in government. He says the unsayable. He abuses elders, presidents, pastors, anybody he feels like abusing. His only relevance is his ability to lie, make up spurious, salacious stories about prominent people’s and get paid to stop his antics because those people cannot sink to his level.

And we, the Nigeria media, we have been the drummers for this vicious masquerade because even though we knew he is a liar, a self-confessed drug addict and a blackmailer,
Femi Fani Kayode claims he became a Pentecostal Christian under Bishop Duncan Williams. I am not surprised that he wants to parade himself as a Ceaser. I have unfortunately witnessed Duncan Williams in action and his Bishop costume will be very welcome for all the rich Igwes and Kings in Nollywood. Fani Kayode only uses the Holy Name of God to abuse others or defend himself or deceive those who want to be deceived. Any man whose mouth runs like a river of foul-smelling sewage cannot be a follower of Jesus Christ. We, the 4th Estate know that he is a liar. We know he is being investigated for diverting Government funds. Does the Bible not say that “outside are the liars and dogs”?

Let us tell ourselves the truth. Since Eyo Charles asked the only serious question that day in PH, have we admitted that this thug called FFK has been calling us and asking for our account details to pacify us? Why do we keep quiet and not expose him completely?

We know him. We know his father. We know the source of his father’s money and how FFK used his father’s commodity to fuel himself.
We know how he has been blackmailing governors,senators, even women he has never met with his foul mouth. He was not even allowed in his own daughters wedding. He is reported to routinely physically abuse his current wife.

We even know our brother Mannie Dan Ali of Daily Trust who this barking man threatened to slap inside Aso Villa.
We know he uses another deranged female to say things to back him up and pays for the service . Sometimes, when it suits us, we quote her. When it doesn’t, we remember she is also a drug addict and was deported from North America. Sometimes, FFK uses her to insult IPOB and we all know he despises Nnamdi Kanu. Then he uses IPOB for his photo ops to deceive Igbos who want to be deceived.

I am too cowardly to say my real name because my editor will fire me. But I am praying for the days of Dele Giwa and other investigative journalists. I am praying that I have an editor who also does not have an Oga at the top who FFK has reached to beg.
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We made him who he is.

Let us now naked the masquerade we created by showing him his full unclothedness. Let us stop covering him and empowering him and enabling him.

We cannot complain if the dog we have been training to bite others turns and bites us because he is hungry and we are trying to take away his food by asking him “SIR, WHO IS BANKROLLING YOU?”
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Oghara writes from Port Harcourt.